Dr. Steven J Berkowitz MD
Adolescent Psychiatrist | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
245 S 8th St Hall Mercer Building Philadelphia PA, 19106About
Dr. Steven Berkowitz practices Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Berkowitz evaluates patients throughout childhood and adolescence using many different procedures, in order to determine what treatments must be carried out in order to properly assess their symptoms. Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists are trained and certified to administer psychotherapy, medication, and many other means of treatment. Dr. Berkowitz seeks to improve each patients quality of life.
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Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The traumatized child at the emergency department.
- Children exposed to community violence: the rationale for early intervention.
- Acute service delivery in a police-mental health program for children exposed to violence and trauma.
- Research review: The relationship between childhood violence exposure and juvenile antisocial behavior: a meta-analytic review.
- Pharmacological secondary prevention of PTSD in youth: challenges and opportunities for advancement.
- Evaluation and treatment of childhood physical abuse and neglect: a review.
- Traumatic Childhood Events and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Prevention of Youth Violence: A Public Health Approach.
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